Robyn's Ramblings. Life As I Live It.: Feeling Sick

So, I started feeling a bit under the weather the other day and was just hoping that it was a 24 hour bug that seems to be going around. The next day I got worse. So, I finally dragged myself to the doctor after work yesterday and I had a 101.8 fever and strep throat. Not fun. So, I got some meds and am hoping they kick in soon. I slept awful last night. I just kept tossing and turning. Hopefully tonight will be better.

Mason had a football game on Saturday and it was so cold and rainy and the wind gusts were so strong that it blew my umbrella backwards and broke it in about four places!! I guess I shouldn't buy cheap umbrellas (or maybe even the expensive ones would do that, so it's better to buy the cheap ones!!).

Here is a story about Trails the cat:

So, my friend, Cherie and I were walking on the trail and I thought I saw a little animal up ahead and I was thinking to myself, please let this be a cat that has a good home, has a collar and tags on and is in good health and neutered and he just wandered away from home and I could just whip out my cell phone and call the owners who are probably distraught that their beloved cat has gone missing. Yeah. Right. So, as we approach this little guy, he is so super friendly that he just plops down to get a good belly rub. I try to pick him up and he doesn't like to be held, (at this point I knew he was coming home with me so I had to figure out a way to get him into my car), so we try, for about 1/4 of a mile to have him walk along side us. He does for awhile, but he gets tired and plops down for another belly rub! So, just as we are approaching the car he decides to not cooperate and he has claws, so who do you think is going to win! I ask Cherie if she would kindly keep the cats attention as I go get the car. The funny part is we are next to this community building that is apparently having a class in a room that is all windows and we seem to be the side show! So, all these people are watching us (laughing, no doubt) and we finally got him into my car and took him home, much to Jason's dismay. I thought about calling him Lucky, but then Cherie suggested the name 'Trails' and I like that so much better, plus I owe it to her for the embarrassment I put her through!! I took him to the vet and he had a pretty severe eye infection, if left untreated could certainly cause blindness, so here he is, making himself comfy and now he has a family for the holidays! I know I can't save them all, but for the time I have here on Earth, I want to do my best.

The annual Potato Fest was this past Saturday, yes, the day it was freezing and raining. I felt so bad for the vendors. It was a really bad day for them, I'm sure. We went up and Jason wanted to get some potato soup, I couldn't leave without stopping at the Fudgie Wudgie booth. Bad, I know. Fudge is my weakness, so is chocolate. So is cheesecake. So are brownies. So is....
Here are some highlights from the big Potato Fest:

Mason, stay out of the puddles (we must have said that 100 times!)